Mass grave found in former security building in Syria (PHOTOS)

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17 Dec 2025, 03:08 GMT+10

The discovery adds to a growing number of mass graves uncovered over recent years, particularly in former detention centers

A mass grave was discovered on Tuesday inside a former State Security building in the southern Idlib countryside, according to Syrian state media SANA.

The discovery was reportedly made during renovation works inside the building, which previously served as a State Security headquarters before the city fell outside Assad government control in 2019. Workers reportedly discovered human remains buried within the structure, leading to an immediate halt in the renovation process.

According to the reports, security forces sealed off the area and prevented access to the location, pending further procedures. No official details were provided regarding the number of bodies found or their identities.

After a coalition led by jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a regional offshoot of Al-Qaeda, captured Damascus and displaced former President Bashar Assad late last year, at least 66 mass graves were discovered in the country. Each could hold answers about the fates of some of the more than 170,000 people who remain missing.

Last December, a mass grave containing at least 100,000 bodies of people was found outside Damascus.

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